Up2nogood RN

Up2nogood RN RN

pulm/cardiology pcu, surgical onc

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  1. So tired of crappy treatment by seasoned nurses!

    Up2nogood RN replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry but I don't think that nursing is full of mean sharks. I'm a newer nurse and have oriented in one FT and 2 per diem positions and have always been treated kindly. I think a lot of how one is...

  2. Gonorrhea

    Up2nogood RN replied to kagkat's topic in General Nursing

    Google

  3. Waste of Time

    Up2nogood RN replied to casper1's topic in General Nursing

    We have those pesky things too that have to be printed out. But they aren't done in the ED, only if the pt is admitted. What is a joke though is we have 4 FT 'med rec' nurses who will enter your med...

  4. Waste of Time

    Up2nogood RN replied to casper1's topic in General Nursing

    We have 1mg syringes of dilaudid! They do make them to use with a

  5. Did you get anything?

    Up2nogood RN replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    Malpractice insurance and a tattoo of a sexy pin up nurse with a big syringe in her hand (not seen by the public). I would never advertise that I'm a nurse as I hate when everyone and their mother...

  6. What to do?

    Up2nogood RN replied to rylee's topic in Oregon Nursing

    I would try to stay away from the technical schools, you will end up paying 4x what a CC will charge and still only end up with an LPN degree. I did it this way and will pay dearly for it for awhile....

  7. Stop being so miserable

    Up2nogood RN replied to mkhoaja's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'm not agreeing or disagreeing with anyone but I cannot believe how some people have got their panties in such a wad! Get over it, I'm sure ya'll participated in some sort of grandiose thinking too...

  8. Days you are glad you are a Nurse

    Up2nogood RN replied to Getreal2011's topic in General Nursing

    A sincere and heartfelt thank you note from my patient's daughter whom I had cared for during her last night on earth. It was very touching that just 12 hours out of my life made such an impact on...

  9. Low Census??

    Up2nogood RN replied to 2bTraumaRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    We've seen less of our major abdominal surgeries this summer and more med overflow, ortho cases, short stay. Our nurse manager has drummed up (stole from another unit)some more business for us by...

  10. to any/all fellow nurses--please help! :)

    Up2nogood RN replied to sunshinecanmakeadif's topic in General Nursing

    Now you you can figure why they dropped the 5 yr experience requirement. Ask for more orientation to buy some time and start looking for another job...

  11. Documentating too much??? My agency doesnt like that

    Up2nogood RN replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    It would be wisest to chart within your facility guidelines, not from advice from an Internet forum. You should ask for specifics and how to address this from your manager. Documentation is a very...

  12. Accidental Diversion - Need help!

    Up2nogood RN replied to malenurse122879's topic in General Nursing

    I really don't know what you can expect besides a drug test. Go on in and be honest with management, I wouldn't wait too long becauses that might not look too good. Important lesson: never put what...

  13. Nursing school: Bizarre practice in learning to bed bath..

    Up2nogood RN replied to Cat_RN's topic in General Students

    We DID get to practice NG's on one another, very enlightening. I now know I would have to be heavily sedated to keep an NGT in me for longer than 5 minutes. Of course we were the 1st class and last to...

  14. Would you work a shift as an aide?

    Up2nogood RN replied to AF_BOUND's topic in General Nursing

    Every now and then we will have an RN fill in as our CNA if we are short aides in the house. Would I mind working as an aide? Heck no, it's alot easier to say I'll tell your nurse than to have to...

  15. what to say to patients' family?

    Up2nogood RN replied to carebearsRN's topic in General Nursing

    I hate this question! If I had a dollar everytime I was asked this.... What do they think? You're hiding the doctor in your back pocket? It always amazes me that patients can't figure out that if the...

  16. Who is responsible for paying for an ambulance?

    Up2nogood RN replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    If the patient is alert and oriented all you can do is educate. You can't make him go to the hospital against his will. How long did you wait to re-check his BP after he took his meds? Could there...

  17. Is my employer screwing me here?

    Up2nogood RN replied to Stearnsy's topic in General Nursing

    There's no way it should take that long to be approved. I would ask to speak to her manager. When I transitioned to RN from CNA I had to wait until the new pay period started, I think like 3 weeks....

  18. Epidural Monitoring - Frequency of Assessment/Dermatone Levels

    Up2nogood RN replied to ABSTANDR's topic in General Nursing

    After post op vs are done than Q4 vs/dermatomes and site check Q 8. Cont pulse ox and foley can't be d/c'd until 12 hrs after epi line has been pulled. Thankfully we don't have too many epidurals as...

  19. Narcissistic Personality Disorder

    Up2nogood RN replied to grandmawrinkle's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah I work with some real nut jobs too. Don't know how they made it through school. You can't get away either because they follow you bellowing down the hallway at 2am in minute detail about the most...

  20. Let the chaos begin....family initiating rapid response teams

    Up2nogood RN replied to sistasoul's topic in General Nursing

    We've made RRT available for families to initiate for nearly 6 months and we haven't had them do it yet. We feared the worst too but so far so

  21. Did anyone else have a good night?

    Up2nogood RN replied to Up2nogood RN's topic in General Nursing

    No I can't transfer out of my unit, it's just a verbal agreement so technically I could get out of it but I don't like to burn my bridges. I've been in this hospital for 11 yrs (in diff positions)...

  22. Did anyone else have a good night?

    Up2nogood RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I floated last night, which I didn't mind since I think I'm burnt out on my unit. I just hate going into work sometimes, not really the patients but my co-workers attitudes mostly. We have many...

  23. Did anyone else have a good night?

    Up2nogood RN replied to Up2nogood RN's topic in General Nursing

    i have thought that at one time...briefly. i try my hardest not to participate or encourage colleague bashing, pettiness, and backstabbing. i spend most nocs with my patients not gossiping/chatting...

  24. Did you always know you wanted to be a nurse?

    Up2nogood RN replied to borinick1492's topic in General Nursing

    No, I originally wanted to be an electrician 20 yrs ago (to work with cute guys) but figured I better not persue that field b/c I didn't like math and the Possibility of getting dirty made me ill. I...

  25. Problems with obtaining needed orders- advice appreciated.

    Up2nogood RN replied to perfectbluebuildings's topic in General Nursing

    I've been through this before. It's frustrating to know something is going down and the doc ignores your judgement. I paged the *green* residents numerous times one night for a pt with prolonged...